3. Rematee - Positional Therapy

Sleep Apnea Rematee has a range of products useful for patients with mild and moderate sleep apnea and those with snoring.

The treatment is based on positional therapy, which can be an effective cure for snorers and for obstructive sleep apnea. You will sleep on your side rather than on your back, comfortably enough to have a sleep without apnea episodes and snoring.

There are two products from Rematee: anti-snore shirt and bumper belt. There products are used in over 500 sleep centers in US and Canada with great success.

However, patients with central sleep apnea and with severe obstructive apnea will not benefit from positional therapy.

This video will explain more about the benefit of sleeping on the side for patients with snoring and sleep apnea:

4. Special Pillow for CPAP users

The CPAP pillow is designed to aid CPAP users in a better sleep. So, these pillows are not really alternatives to CPAP treatment, but it can help you sleep better with your CPAP mask.

The CPAP pillow is specially designed to allow the mask and hose to stay in place, while avoiding pressure points on the face and leaks in the mask while sleeping. Many pillows have soft polyester fill with a special cotton cover (removable for washing).

Benefits of CPAP pillow:

enhance your sleep experience

provides unsurpassed comfort

provides increased freedom of the patient's movement during the night

supports the neck and keeps the spine aligned

reduces leaks from the mask

decreases pressure of the CPAP mask against the face

Disadvantages

(it depends of the type of the pillow):

the pillow can be bulbous and hard

discomfort

it can leave little real pillow to rest a head on

according to some company's return policy, hygiene law prohibit them accepting returns or giving refunds on pillows.